Discussing divine inheritances

"Wait! There are people up ahead."

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Gu Ping'an suddenly stopped Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan from continuing forward.

"Who?"

Dugu Bo knew Gu Ping'an possessed a remarkable Sensory Ability and did not doubt his words in the slightest.

“What do they look like?” After a pause, it occurred to Dugu Bo that Gu Ping'an might not recognize them, so he asked another question.

"An old man and a little girl."

As he spoke, Gu Ping'an's second and third soul rings flashed in succession.

A Clone appeared.

Then the Clone and his original body transformed, one after the other, into the old man and little girl shown in the images relayed by the Blue Silver Grass.

"Sword Douluo Chen Xin?"

Dugu Bo stared in surprise at the white-robed old man the Clone had become.

Only after dismissing his Clone and returning to his usual appearance did Gu Ping'an begin to think.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin?

Then wouldn't the little girl beside him be Ning Rongrong?

Why would Ning Rongrong be in the Star Dou Great Forest?

No, wait. Ning Rongrong should be about Tang San's age. With her playful nature, it wouldn't be strange for her to ask to come to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Gu Ping'an soon pieced everything together.

Ning Rongrong had level-nine innate soul power. With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's resources, even if she fished for three days and dried her nets for two, reaching level ten in two or three months would be no problem.

And given her personality, it was perfectly normal for her to want to venture farther afield and play in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"No matter. Since we've run into them, let's go say hello!"

Dugu Bo was not particularly concerned about encountering Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

Would the man actually dare attack him?

Unless the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wanted to become a commander without an army, they would not offend him lightly.

"Then let's meet them!"

Gu Ping'an did not particularly mind either. He had only stopped Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to give them a warning.

Chen Xin supposedly had the ability to cleave space apart, but that did not mean he could attack Gu Ping'an within Spacetime Isolation.

Only Gu Rong possessed some spatial abilities. Gu Ping'an did not know whether those could threaten him.

Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!

"Who's there? Come out!"

Footsteps sounded in the woods, and Chen Xin looked warily toward their source.

Dugu Bo, Gu Ping'an, and Dugu Yan had no intention of hiding themselves and walked straight out of the trees.

"Old Poison? So it's you."

Chen Xin's gaze swept over Gu Ping'an and Dugu Yan beside Dugu Bo, and he immediately relaxed.

Had Dugu Bo appeared alone, he would have been somewhat concerned, but with two children in tow, there was nothing to worry about.

Especially since one of them was his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

"Old Sword Bastard, you've brought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess out soul hunting, then!"

Dugu Bo recognized Ning Rongrong's identity at a glance.

A little girl whom Chen Xin had personally brought out to obtain a soul ring—who else could she be but Ning Rongrong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess?

"Old Poison, who's this?"

Chen Xin's gaze settled on Gu Ping'an.

He knew Dugu Yan, so he passed over her.

Since Dugu Bo kept the boy by his side, Chen Xin naturally assumed he was no ordinary person. He might even be a genius.

And geniuses were precisely what their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lacked.

"Oh! He's a young friend Yanyan met."

Dugu Bo brushed the matter aside and looked at Ning Rongrong beside Chen Xin.

"Congratulations on another genius emerging in your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Ning Rongrong had yet to absorb a soul ring and looked like an ordinary six-year-old child.

Absorbing a soul ring at six?

She either had innate full soul power or something close to it.

She was naturally a genius.

Unfortunately, no matter how talented she is, she can't compare to this monster beside me, Dugu Bo thought.

After spending some time with Gu Ping'an, he had learned that the boy had awakened his martial soul only a month or two ago. It had left him utterly astounded.

His spatial abilities, in particular, left even Dugu Bo helpless.

As for his martial soul, though it was only Mutated Blue Silver Grass, its skills were anything but ordinary.

He had even absorbed soul rings beyond the normal age limits.

A five-thousand-year second soul ring!

A ten-thousand-year third soul ring!

Dugu Bo chatted with Chen Xin a while longer before bidding him farewell and leaving.

“Gu brat, what did you think of that little girl?” Dugu Bo turned his head to ask Gu Ping'an.

"She's average!

Level-nine innate soul power. She barely qualifies as a genius.

Unfortunately, unless she finds an opportunity to break the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's limitations, Soul Saint will be her ceiling for the rest of her life."

Hearing Gu Ping'an's words beside her, Dugu Yan turned her head mechanically to look at him.

Level-nine innate soul power?

Average?

Barely?

Then what did that make her, with her level-seven innate soul power?

Trash?

“What are you looking at?” Noticing Dugu Yan's gaze, Gu Ping'an raised a hand and turned her head back.

"Your current talent is at least on par with innate full soul power.

As long as you cultivate diligently from now on, becoming a Titled Douluo is nailed to the board.

With a little luck, you might even snag a godhood."

"Godhood?" Dugu Bo, who had been walking ahead, abruptly stopped.

“Gu brat, by godhood, do you mean becoming a deity?”

You're saying Yanyan has a chance to become a god?"

Dugu Bo's breathing quickened.

Had anyone else said this, he would not have believed them. But coming from a monster like Gu Ping'an, he was willing to give it some credence.

Gu Ping'an had just been able to identify Ning Rongrong's level-nine innate soul power, which showed how much he knew.

Gu Ping'an turned his head and rolled his eyes at Dugu Bo.

"Only a chance, and an extremely slim one at that.

There are many gods in the Divine Realm. Some who wish to leave will pass down their godhood inheritances.

Those with dazzling, extraordinary talent have a chance of catching a god's attention and receiving divine trials. Pass those trials, and they can become gods."

Gu Ping'an shared some of what he knew about the gods of Douluo.

"Of course, you could also try to attain divinity on your own, but that path is very difficult."

"A god!" Dugu Bo savored those words, his gaze on Gu Ping'an dark and unreadable.

He suspected the boy might be the son of some deity in the Divine Realm, sent down to gain experience.

First, his talent was almost inhuman.

Second, he actually knew things about the gods.

"Young Brother Gu, what opportunities does Yanyan have to become a god?"

Even Dugu Bo's way of addressing him had changed.

"Are you asking about godhood inheritances?" Gu Ping'an frowned.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Dugu Bo, a man who radiated a cold, sinister aura, now looked almost obsequious as he nodded and bowed.

"Let me think."

Gu Ping'an knitted his brows.

Many godhoods had been passed down in the original story, but most of those had come about because Tang San attained the Sea God's and Asura God's dual godhoods. Some gods had passed their godhoods to the Shrek Seven Devils as a favor to him.

Without connections in the Divine Realm, there were hardly any options for someone seeking a godhood.

After thinking for a while, Gu Ping'an slowly spoke:

"I don't know many. Slaughter City has the Rakshasa God and Asura God, but the Asura God already has a candidate in mind, and Yanyan probably couldn't compete. The Rakshasa God already has a successor, and that isn't a good godhood anyway."

"The Love God's inheritance is in the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, but no one knows where that valley is."

"Spirit Hall has the Angel God's inheritance, but only Soul Masters with an Angel martial soul have a chance."

"The only one that's even somewhat possible is the Sea God."

The more Gu Ping'an spoke, the brighter Dugu Bo's eyes became as he watched him.

Knowing so much information about godhood inheritances—Dugu Bo would not believe he was anything other than a god's son.

"So there's a chance with the Sea God's godhood?" Dugu Bo gazed at Gu Ping'an with burning eyes, practically pressing himself against him.

Speechless, Gu Ping'an backed away two steps before continuing:

"The Sea God Trials have some nasty catches. The Sea God's Eight Trials make you the Sea God High Priest. Without the Sea God's Edict, you can never leave Sea God Island for the rest of your life, and later you'll have to sacrifice yourself for the Sea God's successor.

Below the Sea God's Eight Trials, the Black Level Assessment has only two outcomes: passing or death.

Only by receiving the Sea God's Nine Trials do you have a chance to obtain the Sea God's godhood."

"..."

After Gu Ping'an finished, Dugu Bo remained silent for a long time, his entire face twisted with indecision.

If they went to seek the Sea God Trials, he feared Dugu Yan would not receive the Sea God's Nine Trials.

"Then what about you, Young Brother Gu?" Dugu Bo looked at Gu Ping'an with a probing gaze.